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The Florists^ Review 



27 



OBITUARY 



John Mather Lupton. 



Stricki'ii witli ajjoploxy, John M. 

 ]iUl)ton, Avidcly known in liorticultural 

 and fraternal circlos, died at his homo 

 in Mattituck, Long Island, August 1. 

 He was (i5 years of age. Mattituck was 

 also the place of Mr. Lupton 's birtli and, 

 although his life was spent for the most 

 ])art in tliis town, his fame went far 

 outside its boundaries. He received 

 his education in the public schools of his 

 town, supplemented by a course at 

 Franklinville Academy. Until 1882 

 his occupation was that of a farmer. 

 At that time he organized a seed grow- 

 ing ])usiness, making a specialty of 

 growing cabbage seed, a specialty in 

 which he soon reached the position of 

 an authority. He gave especial atten- 

 tion to the improvement of varieties 

 by selection. In 1910 Mr. Lupton 's 

 son, Robert, was admitted into the busi- 

 ness as a j)artner, the firm name then 

 beconiinc' J. M. Lupton & Son. 



From the time he was elected to mem- 

 bership in the American Seed Trade 

 Association, in 1893, Mr. Lupton was a 

 regular attendant at all the conven- 

 tions. In 191.3 he was chosen as first 

 vice-]iresident, to which office he was 

 reelected in 1914, and in 191;'), at the 

 San Francisco convention, he attained 

 to the oflice of president. Largely 

 through liis efforts, the Long Island 

 Cauliflower Association was organized, 

 a cooperative association tliat has had 

 remarkable success. Also with his help 

 the Mattituck bank was organized and 

 he was its president at his death. He 

 served the state for six years in its leg- 

 islature, beginning his first term in 

 190fi. He was an active member of the 

 .\merican Mechanics and the Masons. 



Surviving Mr. Lupton are his widow, 

 Millie F. ; his son, Robert, and a daugh- 

 ter, Mrs. Otis G. Pike. It will be re- 

 inenilK'red tliat the late Frank M. Lu]i- 

 ton, tile famous ]iublislier, was .a brother 

 of .Tolin M. Lu]>ton. 



Arthur F. Loeben. 



Arthur F. I>oeben. the son of Richard 

 E. Loelien. of Gloversville, X. Y., 

 died at liis home, Monday, August 1, 

 .■ifter a lingering illness. He was 27 

 years of age, and was connected with 

 the business at the store of his father. 

 The funeral services were lield at the 

 liome Thursday afternoon, August 4, at 

 '■'< p. m., and were conducted by the 

 Rev. .lames .T. Hoffman, pastor of the 

 Kingsbury I'resbyterian church. Inter- 

 nient was in tlie family plot at Prospect 

 Hill. He is survived by his parents, 

 his wife, Ruth, one son, two brothers 

 and three sisters, all of Gloversville. 



Andrew K. McMaJion. 



Golonel A. K. Mc'Nfahon, superintend- 

 ent of the Island cemetery, at Newport, 

 R. T., and a recognized landscajie artist 

 and snrdener, died Sundav, .Inly 31, at- 

 his liome on Cliff road, Xewport. He 

 had been ill several months. 



Mr. ^fcMahon was born in Ireland 

 ^farcli 1, 1841, and came to .Vinerica at 

 tlie age of five years. He left school at 

 nn earlv age to work in a cotton mill at 

 Hope, R. I. In 1861 he enlisted, at the 

 call of President Lincoln, in a Rhode 

 Island regiment and saw much service. 



John Mather Lupton. 



some of tlie battles in which he engaged 

 being Bull Run, Williamsburg, York- 

 town, Seven Pines, etc. He was ])r()- 

 nioted to the rank of sergeant, before 

 his honorsible discharge in 18(54. He 

 was severely wounded in action. 



After his return from service, Mr. Mc- 

 Mahou attracted the attention of the 

 late R. Ives, one of the owners of ttie 

 Lonsdale Co., at Lincoln, R. I., and Mr. 

 Ives engaged Mr. !McMalion to take 

 diarge of the Ives estate. In this posi- 

 tion ^Ir. McMahon served fourteen 

 years. In 1884 he was a]i]K)inte(l sujier- 

 intendeiit of Island cemetery, a position 

 wliicl! he held up to the time of his 

 death. \V. H. M. 



Fielding A. Conway. 



F. A. (^onway ])assed away at the St. 

 Francis lios]tital, lndiana])olis, Ind.. 

 August (>. Death followed an operation 

 for a])]ieii(licif is. 



~\\r. Conway was born at Camel, Ky., 

 January L 1877. He was engageil in the 

 florists' business for the last twenty- 

 two years at Beecher and Xajioleon 

 streets, Indianapolis. Surviving him 

 are two d;iughters. Mrs. George Miller 

 and Marguerite Conway, and one son, 

 Robert Coiiwiiy. 



Timothy J. Brown. 



Timothy J. Brown, well known 

 throiiglioiit New England as a garden- 

 ing contractor, died at his home on 

 Connection street, Xewjiort, last week 

 following a long illness. He had been a 

 resident of Xewjiort for a number of 

 years, during which he had been en- 

 gaged as gardener on various largc^ 

 summer estates and at times was in 

 the emjiloy of the city in gardening 

 and landscaping in its ]iark de]);irtmeiit. 



He is survived by his widow and five 

 young children. A brother and three 

 sisters also survive hiiri. W. H. M. 



wmiam C. Gotthardt. 



William (.'. (^lotthardt, for many years 

 a proiiiineut resident and well known 

 florist of Jersey City, X. ,!., died at his 

 residence, 1 1 Warner avenue, Sunday, 

 July .''.l. Mr. Gotthardt had been ";i 

 resident of (ireenville, X. Y., where he 

 had conducted an establishment at the 

 entrance of the Xew York liay ceme- 

 tery. Later he transferred his busi- 

 ness to Jersey City, where he had been 

 in business for thirty years. Surviving 

 him are his wife, Mrs. Louise Gott- 

 hardt, three sons and three daughters. 



NEW YORK CLUBS TO MEET. 



The annual meeting of the Xew York 

 Federation of Horticultural Societies 

 and Floral Clubs will be held at 2 p. m., 

 Wednesday, September 14, at the .\'ew 

 York state fair grounds, at Syracuse, 

 X. Y. l']ion arri\al the (lelegat(>s will 

 re|)ort at th(> booth of the Cornell fiori- 

 cultural department, and the exact room 

 where the meeting is to be held will be 

 designated. Immediately following the 

 business session, the Syracuse Florists' 

 Association will entertain the visiting 

 delegates at tli(> Oneiila Lakeside Club 

 House, at Oneida lake. Impfirtant busi- 

 ness is to be transacted at the bu.siiiess 

 meeting and there should be a full rep- 

 resentation of the jifhliated societies 

 through their delegates. Those who 

 li,t\-e enjoyed the hospitality of the 

 Syr.-icuse florists in previous years know 

 that a good time is assured. 



E. A. White, Sec V. 



